Cuba vs Malaysia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Cuba
1 events
in 2025
Malaysia
1 events
in 2025
Cuba rank
15th
Malaysia rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Cuba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Malaysia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Malaysia ahead.
Cuba ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.25 events | 0 events | 0.25 events | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.5556 events | 0.7778 events | 0.2222 events | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.3333 events | 0.6667 events | 0.3333 events | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.4 events | 1.6 events | 1.2 events | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Cuba or Malaysia?
- Cuba, at 1 events against 1 events in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Cuba and Malaysia?
- 0 events, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Cuba ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 15th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global number of reported disasters by size. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported disasters that result in no more than 5 deaths, affect no more than 1,500 people, and cause economic damages not exceeding 13 million current US dollars. The economic threshold for previous years is adjusted for inflation accordingly.